Headlight.



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UNYEED S j:

. KTES PATENT OFFICE.

HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed July 29, 1814. Serial No. 853,869.

To all whom it In my concern:

Be it known that l. i'iAldhY 0. Stamina, a citizen of the l nited t ta'tcs. residing at, Sebring. in the count of Mahouiirg and State of Ohio. have invented a new and useful Headlight. of which the following is a specilicutlon.

This invention relates to headlights for use upon vehicles and is more part.icularl)-' adapted to be used upon automobiles.

The obiect of this invention to provide a headlight which will not only illuminate the road directly in front of the'aehicle. when traveling in a direct course, hutwhich will also illuminate the path in which a v hicle is traveling when turning a corner or traveling around a curve or bend in t road.

Another object is to provide a headlight in which a central lamp and side lamps are contained within a casing wherebv the light from the lamps may be thrown l'or wardlv and angulariv to opposite sides.

A furt-l'ier object is to provide a headlight which is simple in constructirm. ellieient. and inexpensive.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and an rangcment of parts. hereinafter described. illustrated in the aecompanving drawings. and particularly pointed out in the appended claim. it being understood that various changes in the form. proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing an) of th d tages of the inention.

in the drawings: '5 unm- "1 is a front elevation of my improved headlight. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line Z -2 of Fig. 1. other parts being broken awav for the Fig. is a diagrammatic view of the lights for illuminating the path of the vehicle at either side thereof. showing: a system of wiring: for said lights.

Similar numerals of reference indicate correspoiulingi parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

The numeral 1 indicates the. usual casing of a headlight provided with a door i haviu, a plain glass panel 3 therein. said door being hinged at 4 in the. usual manner and provided with any suitable form of latch Located within the casing is the usual lamp ti provided with a suitable reflector 7 throwiug the rays of light from the. lamp. straight lights ll and lil.

ahead through the lens 8. The lamps 9 and ill which are adapted to throw beams of lightto the right and left of the road are pi ovidcd with reflectors 11 and i2 and lenses 1 and H. respectively.

.\n v suitable system of wiring such as that shown in Fig. 3 may be used. whereby hoth of the lamps l and both lamps 10 are, ('mltlci'leil to a common source of electrical current. l5. switch 16. which may be made in the form of a push button if dcsiied. is adapted to close the circuit through the lamps 9 and a similar switch 17 controls the circui through the lamps 10. By this construction either the two lamps 9, 0 5 the two lamps may be lighted whenever des'ired hv operating the proper switch. The central lamp 1. in each casing will of course remain lighted as it will preferably be located in a \litlercnt circuit from the sida When a bend or turn in the road approached by the vehicle the drivyr will close the switch which controls thev lamps upon the side of the vehicle toward the turn in the road and as his central lamps will continue to burn he will have a clear iew of the road directly in front of the vehicle and also a clear view around the bend in the road so that he will be able to observe obstructions which may be in the road bevond the bend. thus reducing the possibilitv'of accidents and collisions.

If desired. both of the side lamps J and 10 mav remain lighted as well as the forward lamps 4'). thus enabling' anv obstructions to be visible at either side of the road and also enabling thedriver o obserw anv turns or bends. in the course of the road, with which he inav be unfamiliar.

Although this headlight has been dcssrribed as provided with electric lamps. it will of course be understood that any suitable form of light may be used. such as oil. gas or asctvlene burners.

it will of course. be understood that th lamps fl and i may be combined in a sin. gle casing. itdesirable. separate from the central lamp t'. although the form shown is a more convenient and preferable form.

Although the drawings and above speciliration d sclose the best mode in which l have contemplated cmbodvin'g my invention l desire to he not limited to the details of such disclosure. for. in the further practical app ication ol my invention. mau v (ll'.ltl;1'l in form and const uction may be made, as circumstances require or experience suggests, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope ofthe'appended claim.

I claim:--

In a headlight, the combination of a casing, a door. hingedly connected to said casing, a transparent panel provided upon said door, a central lamp located within said casing, a conical reflector located around said central lamp, side lamps contained within said casing, each of said side lamps provided with an individual conical reflector, the reflector for the central lamp directing the rays of light straight ahead and the reflectors for the side lamps directing the rays of light at an angle to the light from the central lamp, said central lamp adapted to remain'continuously lighted, independent circuits for each of said lights and selective means for closing or breaking either or both of said circuits, said selective means being independent of the movement of the machine.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY O. SEBRING.

W'itnesses H. R. EWING, GEORGE Hana). 

